The GSA Warehouse

Are you interested in purchasing used government personal property through GSA – items such as vehicles, tools, machinery, or office equipment? The General Services Administration’s Federal Supply Service manages the sale of surplus property. GSA is the federal government’s procurement agent. They purchase the supplies, equipment and vehicles that federal workers need to do their jobs. When items are no longer needed by the federal government, they stretch your tax dollar by offering them for sale to the public. their sales include a wide variety of items for sale to the public that would interest both individuals and businesses.

For information on GSA sales of used federal personal property, or to be placed on a mailing list, write to Personal Property Sales, U.S. General Services Administration, at the address below serving your location. For information about upcoming sales, you may call the telephone number listed with each address or visit www.gsa.gov.

Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area
6808 Loisdale Road (3FP-W)
Building A, Suite 2
Springfield, VA 22150
703-605-9341

Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
10 Causeway Street
3rd Floor, Room 347 (2FBP-1)
Boston, MA 02222-1076
617-565-7319

New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
Room 20-112, Box 10 (2FBP)
26 Federal Plaza
New York, NY 10278
212-264-2626

Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia (except Washington, DC Metropolitan area)
The Strawbridge’s Building (3FPD)
20 North 8th Street, 10th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3191
215-446-5065

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Peachtree Summit Building
401 West Peachtree Street, NW (4FD)
Atlanta, GA 30308
1-877-472-7068

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Wisconsin
(For Fleet Vehicle Auctions Only)
230 Dearborn Street (5FBP)
DPN 34-6, Room 3400
Chicago, IL 60604
312-886-8686 or 1-800-472-2886

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Wisconsin
(For Miscellaneous Surplus Sales)
[Auction and Sealed Bid]
1500 Bannister Road (6FBD)
Room 1102
Kansas City, MO 64131
816-823-3714

Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
819 Taylor Street (7FMP), Room 7A07
Fort Worth, TX 76102-6105
817-978-2352 or 1-800-495-1276

Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
Denver Federal Center, Building 41 (7FP-8)
P. O. Box 25506
Denver, CO 80225-0506
303-236-7705

American Samoa, Arizona, California, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada
450 Golden Gate Avenue (9FBP)
4th Floor West
San Francisco, CA 94102-3434
415-522-2891

Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
400 15th Street, SW (10FZP-O)
Auburn, WA 98001-6599
253-931-7566

Examples of Items They Sell

• Agricultural, mining and construction vehicles and machinery;
• Cameras and projectors;
• Cars, vans, trucks, boats and airplanes;
• Communications equipment;
• Computers, printers, copiers and typewriters;
• Food preparation and servicing equipment;
• Hardware, plumbing, heating and electrical equipment;
• Jewelry and collectibles;
• Medical and laboratory equipment;
• Office and household furniture;
• Recreational and athletic equipment;
• Tools

Most of the vehicles were purchased new and driven by government employees for official purposes. They are sold when they reach replacement age and/or mileage limitations. Used government vehicles are one of the best buys in the marketplace

today. The vehicles are well maintained, have relatively low age and mileage and have desired features like automatic

transmission, air conditioning, power steering, and power brakes. They also come in attractive body styles and a variety of

colors.

Sorry! There are No Giveaways

Stories about $100 yachts – or exotic cars sold for little or nothing – are pure fiction. GSA expects to receive a fair market price, and every item has an undisclosed minimum price. Your tax dollars paid for these items when they were new, and GSA expects to receive the best possible return on your tax dollar when they are sold.

How GSA Sells Personal Property

GSA conducts sealed bid, auction, spot bid and fixed price sales. No preference is given to individuals or groups, including veterans, senior citizens or religious organizations.

Sealed Bid - They sell by sealed bid when the sale items are in scattered locations. For a sealed bid sale, they make an

“Invitation for Bid” or IFB - Available to prospective buyers through the mail, by FAX on Demand or via Internet. The IFB contains item descriptions, sale terms and conditions, item locations and inspection times and a bid form. If you decide to bid, you will complete the bid form and mail it to the address shown in the IFB. They must receive your bid by the opening date and time indicated on the IFB. Late bids are not accepted under any circumstances. They open all bids publicly.

Auction - They hold an auction when they have a large number of items for sale in one location. Many of their car and truck sales are auctions. They use traditional auction methods. Prospective bidders will receive descriptions, bidding instructions, and an opportunity to inspect the merchandise ahead of time or on the day of sale. Many of their sales are conducted by commercial auction companies under contract with GSA.

GSA Auctions® - Online auction sales offer web-enabled auctions, a wide variety of personal property, electronic bidding, bids by proxy, and instant feedback. Visit their Government Site for Auctions at GSA Auctions®. for item descriptions and images of items for sale.

Spot Bid - A spot bid sale is similar to a “silent auction,” with bids written down rather than voiced. Property is offered item by item and awarded to the highest bidders. Bidders may bid only once per item, unless the item is re-offered.

Fixed-Price Sale - At fixed-price sales (also referred to as “Retail”), we post the selling prices on the property and sell items on a first-come basis.

Check out http://gsaauctions.gov/gsaauctions/gsaauctions/ or http://surplussales.gsa.gov/ or http://www.govsales.gov/HTML/INDEX.HTM

Property from the Feds

EG&G Technical Services advertises auctions of seized Real Property (real estate) for sale throughout the United States and Puerto Rico and includes homes, commercial buildings, vacant land, and multi-family residences. These properties have been seized through IRS-Criminal Investigation, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the U.S. Secret Service, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. All proceeds from the sale of property are deposited in the U.S. Treasury Asset Forfeiture Fund. This fund helps support continued law enforcement efforts and provide restitution to crime victims. The Department of the Treasury has designated EG&G Technical Services as the prime contractor responsible for the maintenance and sale of seized and forfeited real property. Please visit the auctions site for other seized items for sale. EG&G Technical Services, U.S. Department of the Treasury Seized Real Property Support, 7723 Ashton Avenue, Manassas, Virginia 20109, Attn: Real Property Sales; http://www.treas.gov/auctions/treasury/rp/

Seized Property

The U.S. Customs and Treasury Department confiscate seized property and then sell it at regularly scheduled auctions, held approximately every nine weeks, at sales centers across the United States. Examples of property offered for sale include cars, boats, airplanes, real estate, commercial real estate opportunities, carpets, electronics, industrial goods, jewelry, and wearing apparel. Contact EG&G, 3702 Pender Dr., Suite 400, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-273-7373; www.treas.gov/auctions/customs.

Toys, Books, Videos at 70% Off

Did you ever wonder what happens to undeliverable mail? The U.S. Postal Service auctions it to willing buyers. Everything from the Christmas sweater you never received from grandma to the latest infomercial diet craze that never found its rightful dieter. Some people attend these
auctions and collect bundles of items that they then resell for a profit at flea markets, garage sales, or retail stores.

Contact the Mail Recovery Centers listed below to learn more about the auctions in your area. You can be put on a mailing list to receive advance notice about the auctions. These auctions are held every six to eight weeks, with lots of similar goods being offered together. Although what is available varies from auction to auction, you will generally find anything that can be mailed — from CDs to televisions and books to jewelry and clothes. Call ahead to find out about payment procedures. Some require cash only, while others allow checks for those pre-approved.

• Central Region
  U.S. Postal Service Mail Recovery Center, 443 E. Fillmore Ave., St. Paul, MN 55017-9617; 612-293-3083; www.usps.com/auctions/. Includes Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Northern New Jersey, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Kansas, Missouri, Connecticut, New York, Alaska, Oregon, Idaho, California, Washington, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, part of Texas, Hawaii, Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, Guam, and Samoa.
  
• Southern Region
  U.S. Postal Service Mail Recovery Center, 5345 Fulton Industrial Blvd., SW, Atlanta, GA 30378; 404-344-1625; www.usps.com/auctions/; Includes Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, part of Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

New Free Money Programs Coming Soon

New Free Money Programs Coming Soon

Democrats and Republicans alike are trying to get your vote in this year's elections. The best way to do this? Offer you more program with more money for the things you need the most (housing, heat, insurance).

All the incumbent politicians - the ones trying to get into the White House - are out bidding each other to provide new money programs to help the pain of the impending recession. Here is a sample of the kinds of potential programs that were mentioned in the Jan 19^th edition of the Washington Post (see: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/16/AR2008011604244.html?hpid=topnews&sid=ST2008011700859).

Remember this year is a voting year and the politicians will have one eye on new programs and one eye on the elections...

• $25 Billion for clean energy projects (not sure what this has to do with the recession), extension of unemployment insurance and money for housing
• $30 Billion more to help people with housing troubles
• $25 Billion more to pay heating bills
• $10 Billion for extra unemployment insurance
• $5 Billion for Alternative Energy Spending
• $250 each for 95% of workers in America (a total of $45 Billion)
• More tax cuts for individuals and businesses
• Advertising dollars to get customers from overseas
• Money and help for real estate agents, doctors, automakers, pension funds, manufacturers, and insurance companies.

Getting Started in Herb Gardening

Imagine starting dinner, the onions and garlic sizzling away in the frying pan, tomatoes chopped and ready to go, all you need is a bit of fresh thyme and you have the perfect spaghetti sauce. So you just pop out the front door and grab a handful. Sounds nice, doesn’t it? But many people are afraid to start herb gardening because they think it is too difficult for someone who is just getting started.

However, herb gardening isn’t nearly as difficult as you might imagine. In fact, if you begin with seedlings, you shouldn’t have any problems at all! There is no need to start seeds, which can be rather difficult and time consuming. Just pop down to your local plant nursery and they can set you up with a wide variety of herbs for your new garden.

A herb garden can be planted just about anywhere that you have space. A strip of dirt beside the front walk, or you could take over a flower bed or two. Even if you have no outdoor space, herbs can be grown in large containers set in a well-lit area or on the balcony. So, you see, there really is no reason not to start herb gardening today.

Before planting your herbs, you will want to make sure that they have a nice nutritious soil to go into. Add aged manure or bagged fertilizer to the area that you plan to use for herb gardening and turn it over with a shovel so everything is mixed in. Now you are ready to get started planting.

Herb gardening requires a little bit of planning, not much. When you buy your plants, they should come with a little plastic marker that gives you basic information about each plant, how tall it will grow, how wide, etc. It is a good idea to read this information before planting your baby herbs. This will help you arrange your herb garden in the most efficient manner possible.

You will want to leave sufficient space around each plant to allow for its eventual growth. Gardening this way means that you won’t have to dig things up later, although it might mean that your garden looks rather sparse for the first year or so. To fill up extra spaces in the meantime you can put in temporary flowering plants like marigolds and pansies.

Taller plants should go in the back of the flower bed if it is along a fence or house. For a round or oval shaped bed, you will want the tallest plants to go in the middle and gently slope down from there. When herb gardening, you need to remember that access is key if you want to enjoy the herbs in your food. To pick them, you have to be able to reach them!

Once you have started gardening, it is hard to stop. You will find yourself pausing to check out gardening techniques on your way to work or when you take your daily walk. Anything interesting and you’ll be back to apply it to your own gardening in the herb plot! It really is quite addicting.

$30,000 Incentives to Become a Teacher

The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation offers about 33 national Leonore Annenberg Teaching Fellowships a year, with $30,000 stipends, for students to attend graduate education programs at Stanford, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Virginia and the University of Washington. As another part of the program, other states' universities will receive fellowships to help entice students into top teaching positions. For example, universities in Indiana will receive up to 20 fellowships each and will focus their efforts on math and science teachers in an attempt to make education priority. You can learn more about these fellowships and other teaching incentives by contacting: Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, 5 Vaughn Drive, Suite 300, Princeton, NJ 08540-6313; 609-452-7007; Fax: 609-452-0066; http://www.woodrow.org/fellowships.php
Application: Individual fellowship programs have their applications online. Click on the appropriate fellowship above to get your application.
Income Eligibility: Determined on a case-by-case basis.